3 Months Full Time Diploma in Acting

Like any other creative art is so much craft.An actor needs to learn how to breath, how to move, how to use his voice and how to relax. An actor requires the training of an athlete only to be told that his goal is not the winning of a hundred meters race.

After he has gone through all the exercises that drama schools stipulate, he needs to have the experience of putting everything together in front of an audience.

Believe that would-be act

Over a period of three months, the intensive professional-level course provides specialized training in acting. The students are trained in a variety of classes which broadens their knowledge of acting techniques and style. The first half of the programme concentrates on the foundations of acting, using training techniques rooted in theatre but applicable to screen acting. Students also participate in a broad array of core classes that introduce them to finding the actor within, while simultaneously training themselves to do the kind of technical, emotional, and physical work necessary for film acting.

In the second portion the core classes continue as the students’ focus intensifies on applying the techniques they have learned to more elaborate scene work and on-camera exercises— all designed to develop and hone their screen-acting ability. At several points in both sections, students are exposed to sessions and workshops with celebrity guests.

During the course, participants will get a certificate. They will also get a free video showreel and photographs of their performance and also a mini portfolio.

SYLLABUS

Acting Techniques:
Incorporates different world renowned techniques which help in understanding, analysing and applying the craft of Acting. The module spans the history of Acting : traditional and classical modes of acting, modern acting i.e. method acting / realistic form of acting and the post-modern, i.e. contemporary methodologies, to comprehend the art of performance more efficiently.

Creative Body Movements:
The body is the basic tool of an actor, just as brushes and canvas are to a painter. Creative body movements are prime exercises, which are conducted in the beginning of almost every acting class conducted by the faculty. These movement classes enables one to become graceful and energetic, and makes one aware of factors like rhythm, gait, pace, tempo, gestures, postures, body language, compositions, etc. which later help one in understanding scenes more effectively.

Voice Culture:
The voice is another tool of an actor. In voice classes, students get to understand the power of their voice and gain an insight of how to modify it by controlling various resonators and muscles.
By doing different breathing exercises, the students learn voice modulation which helps them in understanding the nuances of diction and articulation.

Diction & Speech:
The students are taught the importance of clarity of speech — articulation as well as expressions. The students are made to analyse and study various monologues from plays and films, which later helps them in dialogue delivery

Technique Level and techniques:
The technique level lets the beginner performer explore the physical, emotional and vocal life necessary for an energized, focused, creative camera performance. The curriculum for the course includes:

COMMERCIAL BASICS:
Achieve awareness of ones potential for a professional acting career. Work on commercial copy through improvisation, on-camera copy, discussion of students type, and how student will fit into the acting profession.

SCENE STUDY:
This class gives the more advanced students in the Summer Program an opportunity to review his/her craft and begin to learn how to apply the actors work to the camera. Students will learn how to prepare scenes chosen from film and television scripts on their own and show up to the set camera ready. Technical skills such as memorization, hitting marks, finding your camera, acting in specific shots, and on-set behavior are also part of this syllabus.

FILM AND TV BASICS:
Discuss basic film acting technique, lay a foundation for the audition process and for more advanced training in film and TV performance. Students to be engaged in exercises in auditioning, breaking down a scene, and exploring basic acting technique.

IMPROVISATION:
Achieve spontaneity and freedom through improvisational techniques, using body, gestures, and emotion, for use in aspects of on-camera performance. Engage in group scenes, two-person exercises, and solo work, emphasizing spontaneity, listening, making and committing to choices, agreement, and working with others.

Actor and Camera:
This aspect of training is a highly technical endeavour which deals with all the technical nuances of film acting, concerning the camera. Here the students get to know the importance of the camera, camera placement, camera movement, shot division, shot taking, types of shots, the presence of the actor before the camera, the significance of the ‘mark’ vis-à-vis the camera, etc.